Hugh O'Carolan (in some sources O'Cervallan) was Bishop of Clogher from 1537 to 1557.Handbook of British Chronology By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 , 0713642556
The Rector of Donaghmore,Clogher clergy and parishes : being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Clogher, from the earliest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, etc" Leslie, J.B. p 7: Enniskille; R. H. Ritchie; 1929 he was appointed by Pope Paul III on 6 August 1535 and consecrated in January 1537.Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1984). Maps, Genealogies, Lists: A Companion to Irish History, Part II. A New History of Ireland. Volume IX. Oxford: Oxford University Press. . On 1 October 1542, O'Carolan renounced his papal appointment, and was re-appointed by King Henry VIII.
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